IDFA 2008
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
Bestor Cram
United States, Switzerland
2008
87 min
International Premiere
It was January 1968, a year that would be saturated in violence and
\par historical change. Tucked away in a gray prison cafeteria in Northern
\par California, isolated from the tumult outside, hard men doing hard time
\par witnessed the making of a legendary album that would catapult a country
\par singer to international stardom. Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
\par remains one of the greatest live albums ever made, and the man himself
\par one of America\rquote s greatest troubadours and advocates for prison reform.
\par Forty years later, the album still resonates today with a rawness and
\par authenticity that few recordings have ever achieved.
Credits
World Sales
Louise Rosen Ltd.
Louise Rosen Ltd.
Screening copy
Northern Light Productions
Northern Light Productions
Director
Production
Co-producent
Involved TV Channel
NTR,
DR Dokumentar,
SVT,
YLE,
SF,
ARD/WDR,
SBS Australia,
Rave HD,
APT,
ZDF/ARTE
NTR,
DR Dokumentar,
SVT,
YLE,
SF,
ARD/WDR,
SBS Australia,
Rave HD,
APT,
ZDF/ARTE
Cinematography
Screenplay
Editing
Narrator
Co-production
C Films AG,
Louise Rosen,
Michael Streissguth
C Films AG,
Louise Rosen,
Michael Streissguth